Indicators for garment hangers

Abstract

An indicator for attachment to the hook of a moulded plastics garment hanger is disclosed. The indicator has a body, moulded from plastics material, with spaced flat sides forming a cavity which is dimensioned to receive a top web of the hook. The body engages the web at the ends of the opening to the cavity to retain the indicator in position of the web. The body also has slots in the sides adapted for engagement by abutments on the web to retain the indicator in position on the hook.

We claim: 
     
       1. A plastic indicator suitable for attachment to a hook of a molded plastic garment hanger wherein the hook has an upwardly projecting web, said indicator comprising: a body adapted to display indicia,   said body comprising side walls, end walls and a top wall, dimensioned to form said body defining a downwardly opening cavity, said downwardly opening cavity shaped and dimensioned to receive said upwardly projecting web formed on the hook of said molded plastic garment hanger, said cavity of said body being located between at least said side walls and said top wall, said side walls extending from a smoothly rounded portion of said top wall and ending with a relatively sharp edge as defined by a substantially non-rounded lower most edge of at least each said side wall,   said end walls being spaced to engage in use spaced points on said web such that said indicator is in use stably supported on said web,   at least one of said side walls defining at least one aperture which extends completely through said side wall, said side wall completely surrounding said aperture, said aperture being adapted to interlock with corresponding means on the upwardly projecting web of the hook,   said smoothly rounded portion and said sharp edges facilitating sorting of said indicators into a preferred orientation.   
     
     
       2. The indicator as claimed in claim 1, wherein said corresponding means are abutments on the upwardly projecting web of the hook. 
     
     
       3. The indicator as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lower most edge of each side wall is angled inwardly to facilitate entry of said web into said cavity. 
     
     
       4. The indicator as claimed in claim 1, wherein said side walls, end walls and top wall of said body are dimensioned to form a rectangular profile. 
     
     
       5. The indicator as claimed in claim 4, wherein said rectangular profile has a width less than a width of said hook of said hanger and a height of about one-third of the width of said indicator. 
     
     
       6. A plastic indicator suitable for attachment to a hook of a molded plastic garment hanger wherein the hook has an upwardly projecting web, said indicator comprising: a body adapted to display indicia,   said body comprising side walls and end walls dimensioned to form a rectangular profile, said body defining a cavity shaped and dimensioned to receive said upwardly projecting web formed on the hook of said molded plastic garment hanger, said cavity of said body being located between at least said side walls and said end walls, said side walls having a substantially straight lower most edge,   said end walls being spaced to engage in use spaced points on said web such that said indicator is in use stably supported on said web,   each of said side walls defining at least one aperture which extends completely through said side wall, said side wall completely surrounding said aperture, said apertures being adapted to interlock with corresponding means on the upwardly projecting web of the hook.   
     
     
       7. A plastic molded garment hanger having an indicator for displaying at least one characteristic of a garment hanging therefrom, said garment hanger comprising: a hook adapted to engage a rod or other supporting means, said hook having an upwardly projecting web extending from said hook for receiving said indicator, said web projecting above a top contour of the hook;   an interlocking engagement means defined on said upwardly projecting web; and   said indicator comprising a body adapted to display indicia, said body comprising side walls, end walls and a top wall, said body having a cavity formed therein for receiving said upwardly projecting web therewithin, said indicator defining at least one aperture in at least one of said side walls which receives said interlocking engagement means when said indicator body is attached to said hanger, said side wall completely surrounding said aperture   whereby said indicator is supported on said web in a stable manner.   
     
     
       8. The hanger as claimed in claim 7, wherein said indicator body has a thickness which does not substantially exceed a thickness of the hook of the hanger at an upper end of said hook. 
     
     
       9. The hanger as claimed in claim 7, wherein said upwardly projecting web is molded perpendicularly to an arcuate flange which defines an underside of said hook. 
     
     
       10. The hanger as claimed in claim 7, wherein a smoothly curved upper edge of the web extends upwardly and inwardly to engage the cavity within the body in an interlocking manner; said web cooperatinq with said cavity and said interlocking engaging means cooperating with said aperture to secure said indicator in a fixed relationship to said hanger. 
     
     
       11. The hanger as claimed in claim 7, wherein said indicator has rounded top edges. 
     
     
       12. The hanger as claimed in claim 7, wherein said body is dimensioned to form a rectangular profile. 
     
     
       13. The indicator as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of said side walls extends from a smoothly rounded portion of said top wall and ends with a relatively sharp edge as defined by a substantially non-rounded lower most edge of at least each said side wall and said lower most edge of each said side wall is angled inwardly to facilitate entry of said web into said cavity.   
     
     
       14. The hanger as claimed in claim 7, wherein said interlocking engagement means is an abutment defined on at least one side of said upwardly projecting web, said abutment cooperating with said at least one aperture in one of said side walls. 
     
     
       15. A plastic indicator suitable for attachment to a hook of a molded plastic garment hanger, said indicator comprising: a body adapted to display indicia,   said body comprising side walls, end walls and a top wall, dimensioned to form said body defining a downwardly opening cavity, said downwardly opening cavity shaped and dimensioned to receive a narrow upwardly projecting web formed on the hook of said molded plastic garment hanger,   said cavity of said body being located between at least said side walls and said top wall, said side walls extending from a smoothly rounded portion of said top wall and ending with a relatively sharp edge as defined by a substantially non-rounded lower most edge of at least each said side wall,   at least one of said side walls defining at least one aperture which extends completely through said at least one said side wall, said side wall completely surrounding said aperture,   said lower most edge of each side wall being angled inwardly to facilitate entry of said web into said cavity,   said end walls being spaced to engage in use spaced points on said web such that said indicator is in use stably supported on said web,   said smoothly rounded portion and said sharp edges facilitating sorting of said indicator into a preferred orientation.   
     
     
       16. The indicator as claimed in claim 15, wherein said aperture is adapted to interlock with corresponding means on the upwardly projecting web of the hook. 
     
     
       17. The indicator as claimed in claim 16, wherein said corresponding means is at least one abutment on each side of the upwardly projecting web of the hook. 
     
     
       18. The indicator as claimed in claim 16, wherein the corresponding means is an abutment defined on at least one side of the upwardly projecting web of the hook. 
     
     
       19. A plastic indicator suitable for attachment to a hook of a molded plastic garment hanger wherein the hook has an upwardly projecting web, said indicator comprising: a body adapted to display indicia,   said body comprising at least two side walls and having a cavity shaped and dimensioned to receive said upwardly projecting web formed on the hook of said molded plastic garment hanger,   wherein at least one side wall defines at least one aperture which extends completely through said at least one side wall, said at least one side wall completely surrounding said aperture, said aperture being adapted to interlock with corresponding means on said upwardly projecting web of the hook,   said cavity being shaped to provide spaced engagement points adapted to receive at least one spaced portion on an edge of said web such that said indicator is in use stably supported on the web.   
     
     
       20. The indicator as claimed in claim 19, wherein the corresponding means is an abutment defined on at least one side of the upwardly projecting web of the hook. 
     
     
       21. The indicator as claimed in claim 19, wherein said side walls each define an aperture extending completely through said side wall and further wherein the corresponding means is an abutment defined on each side of the upwardly projecting web of the hook. 
     
     
       22. The indicator as claimed in claim 19, wherein said side walls are dimensioned to form a rectangular profile, each of said side walls having a substantially straight lower most edge.